Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-30
THE CONCRECATIONALISTS.
Proceedings Of the State Conven-
ton at Lincoln.
WHERE THE VISITORS PREACH.
Something About the Private and
Public improvements in Progress
At the Capital City-The State
House-Brevities.
[FRoM THE BEES LINCOLN BuREAU.l

FROM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU.
Yesterday was temperance day for the
Congregational congregation in the morning
hours and the afternoon was devoted to mis-
cellaneous business with an address by Rev.
William Waters on the topic, SIS Christianity
Dccliningl" In the evening the programme
was given over to foreign missions and ad-
dresses weremade by Rev.. W. A. Farms
worth, d. d., and Mrs. e. II. Wheeler, both
of Turkey. The convention has been grand
success and is pronounced by many in at
tendance as the best ever held in the state.
Woman's work in missionary fields has been
largely illustrated in the present meeting, the
ladies taking an especial active part in the
proceedings, The women's missionary work
has been divided, one organization to work
exclusively in foreign missions and raising
funds for foreign fields and the other or new
branch to take charge of home mission work
The foreign mission branch elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year: President, Mrs.
S. c. Dean; vice-president, Mrs. A. p. Crop
soy; corresponding secretary, Mrs. N. G..
Boeworth; recording secretary, Mrs. e. L..
Childs; treasurer, Mrs G. w. Hall; local as
socation vice presidents: Omaha association,
Mrs. G. w. Wainwright, Mrs. w. III. Russell
Lincoln association, Mrs. Thorngate. Mrs. Geo.
Wing; Blue Valley association, Mrs. H. G..
Smith, Mrs. s. G. Lamb; Columbus associa-
tion, Mrs, B. +. Tiffany, Miss w. +. Wells;
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Dye, Mrs. c. Il. Taylor; EllShorn Valley as
sociation, Mrs. T.. nj. Libby; Northwestern
association, Mrs. II. Bross.
The Home Mission branch for mission
work in Nebraska elected the following Off
GERS: President, Mrs. Il. II. Leavitt; vice
president, Mrs. A. f. Sheriff.; correspond
Ing secretary, Mrs. l.. +. Berry; recording
secretary, Mrs. j. w. Bell; treasurer, Mrs.
ID. b. Perry. Vice presidents, Omaha asso-
ciation Mrs. II. G. Crane; Lincoln associa.
tion, Mrs l.. Il. Rose; Columbus association,
Miss f. X. Henry; Republican Valley associ
alton, Mrs. C. S. Harrison; Elkhorn Valley
association, Mrs. G. A. Gregary; Northwest
crn association Mrs. II. Bross; German as
soriation, Mrs. Halbersleben.
Offices in the convention coming vacant al
the present session were filed by the follow
ing elections in the report of the nominating
committee: Superintendent and treasures
Rev. ]. L. Maile; auditor, Prof. Fairchild
Crete, and Rev. Willard Scott, Of St. Mary's
Avenue church, Omaha. Another interest
feature brought out in Fridays meeting was
the counting OF graduates in the convention
five of these graduates in attendance ant
they formed an alumni organization witt
Rev. George Hindley, OF Weeping Water
president.
Today the visiting clergy will supply th'
pulpts in the city according to the following
appointments which Were announced yester
day: First Congregational Rev. A. T.
Sherill, of Omaha; Second Congregational
afternoon, Rev. Sherill and Rev. j. 4
Neaile, Of Omaha; First Baptist church
morning, Rev. William Walters, of Hastings
evening, Rev. A. w. Darley; Presbyterian
morning, Rev. Willard Scott Omaha; even
ing, Rev. ]. j. Barker, Norfolk; St Paul NJ
j.. church, evening, Rev. John Askins
Kearney; Trinity Nj. f. church, evening
Rev. Il. l.. Lindley, York: Grace M. E
church, evening, Rev f. H. Baker, Syra
cuse; Christian, morning Rev. j. W. Had
den. Wilcox, evening, Rev. Thomas Ken,
Stanton.
MATERIAL 'Pko0Rkss.
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